Table 1.
Study population: demographic and social characteristics of 2142 screened individuals
|
All (n=2142) |
Centres (a) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A (n=700) |
B (n=951) |
C (n=491) |
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| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Gender |
Male |
1551 (72.4) |
584 (83.4) |
616 (64.8) |
351 (71.5) |
| Age (yrs) |
Median (IQR) |
32.3 (26.2-41.9) |
28.9 (24.4-33.9) |
38.0 (29.4-49.1) |
32.2 (26.9-39.9) |
| Length of stay in Italy (yrs) |
Median (IQR) |
2.1 (1.1-4.9) |
1.5 (1.0-2.4) |
3.0 (1.3-6.8) |
3.2 (1.2-5.8) |
| Education (yrs) |
None/Not available |
441 (20.6) |
104 (14.9) |
155 (16.3) |
182 (37.1) |
| 1-8 |
725 (33.8) |
290 (41.4) |
341 (35.9) |
94 (19.1) |
|
| 9+ |
976 (45.6) |
306 (43.7) |
455 (47.8) |
215 (43.8) |
|
| |
Median (IQR) |
8 (6–13) |
8 (5–12) |
8 (8–13) |
8 (8–12) |
| Geographic origin |
Europe (b) |
527 (24.6) |
2 (0.3) |
402 (42.3) |
123 (25.1) |
| Europe EU (pre-2004)+Western non EU |
5 (0.2) |
- |
5 (0.5) |
- |
|
| New EU |
404 (18.9) |
- |
308 (32.4) |
96 (19.6) |
|
| Other European countries |
118 (5.5) |
2 (0.3) |
89 (9.4) |
27 (5.5) |
|
| Northern Africa |
161 (7.5) |
1 (0.1) |
57 (6.0) |
103 (21.0) |
|
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
799 (37.3) |
548 (78.3) |
211 (22.2) |
40 (8.1) |
|
| Latin America |
61 (2.8) |
1 (0.1) |
54 (5.7) |
6 (1.2) |
|
| Asia |
594 (27.7) |
148 (21.1) |
227 (23.9) |
219 (44.6) |
|
| TB incidence rate in the country of origin (/105) (c) |
<25 |
151 (7.0) |
12 (1.7) |
108 (11.4) |
31 (6.3) |
| 25-49 |
101 (4.7) |
6 (0.9) |
39 (4.1) |
56 (11.4) |
|
| 50-99 |
424 (19.8) |
158 (22.6) |
190 (20.0) |
76 (15.5) |
|
| 100-299 |
1176 (54.9) |
292 (41.7) |
558 (58.7) |
326 (66.4) |
|
| 300+ |
290 (13.5) |
232 (33.1) |
56 (5.9) |
2 (0.4) |
|
| Occupation |
Yes |
884 (41.3) |
373 (53.3) |
229 (24.1) |
282 (57.4) |
| Migration pattern |
Regular |
568 (26.5) |
6 (0.9) |
462 (48.6) |
100 (20.4) |
| Irregular |
710 (33.1) |
3 (0.4) |
319 (33.5) |
388 (79.0) |
|
| Asylum seeker/refugee |
776 (36.2) |
614 (87.7) |
161 (16.9) |
1 (0.2) |
|
| Other/Not available |
88 (4.1) |
77 (11.0) |
9 (0.9) |
2 (0.4) |
|
| Place of residence |
Apartment |
1108 (51.7) |
193 (27.6) |
433 (45.5) |
482 (98.2) |
| Immigration centre |
532 (24.8) |
285 (40.7) |
246 (25.9) |
1 (0.2) |
|
| Homeless/dormitories |
466 (21.8) |
221 (31.6) |
240 (25.2) |
5 (1.0) |
|
| Not available |
36 (1.7) |
1 (0.1) |
32 (3.4) |
3 (0.6) |
|
| NHS registration (d) |
Yes |
804 (37.5) |
699 (99.9) |
105 (11.0) |
0 (−) |
| Previous healthcare in Italy | Yes | 577 (28.9) | 259 (41.3) | 228 (24.0) | 60 (12.2) |
(a) A: Public health service for asylum seekers/refugees; B: NGO health service for migrants; C: Public health service for migrants;
(b) According to EUROTB report classification: http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/1103_TB_SUR_2009.pdf;
(c) According to WHO estimates: http://www.who.int/tb/publications/global_report/2010/en/index.html;
(d) Registration with the Italian National Health Service.